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September 15, 2021
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Printing an A1 drawing to scale

  • September 15, 2021
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Hello I want to print an A1 PDF to scale & Im getting these dialogue boxes, can anyone help

 

Thanks

 

Tess

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Correct answer swapnilsrivastava
 

Hi There,

 

Thanks for reporting the issue.

One can use either of the settings from the print menu, as per the preferences -

 

Fit  Reduces or enlarges each page to fit the printable area of the currently selected paper size. For PostScript® printers, the PPD determines the printable area of the paper.

Actual Size  Prints the pages without scaling. Pages or selections that don’t fit on the paper are cropped. You can set this option as the default using the None print preset. See Create print presets.

Shrink Oversize Pages Shrinks large pages to fit the currently selected paper size but doesn’t enlarge small pages. If an area is selected and is larger than the printable area of the currently selected paper, it’s scaled to fit the printable area. This option is always active during N-up printing. You can set this option as the default using the Default print preset. See Create print presets.

Custom Scale  Resizes the page by the percentage you specify.

Choose Paper Source By PDF Page Size (Windows)  Uses the PDF page size to determine the output tray rather than the page setup option. This option is useful for printing PDFs that contain multiple page sizes on printers that have different-sized output trays.

 

For more details please visit : https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/using/basic-pdf-printing-tasks.html

 

Regards,

Swapnil Srivastava

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swapnilsrivastava
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swapnilsrivastavaCommunity ManagerCorrect answer
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September 17, 2021
 

Hi There,

 

Thanks for reporting the issue.

One can use either of the settings from the print menu, as per the preferences -

 

Fit  Reduces or enlarges each page to fit the printable area of the currently selected paper size. For PostScript® printers, the PPD determines the printable area of the paper.

Actual Size  Prints the pages without scaling. Pages or selections that don’t fit on the paper are cropped. You can set this option as the default using the None print preset. See Create print presets.

Shrink Oversize Pages Shrinks large pages to fit the currently selected paper size but doesn’t enlarge small pages. If an area is selected and is larger than the printable area of the currently selected paper, it’s scaled to fit the printable area. This option is always active during N-up printing. You can set this option as the default using the Default print preset. See Create print presets.

Custom Scale  Resizes the page by the percentage you specify.

Choose Paper Source By PDF Page Size (Windows)  Uses the PDF page size to determine the output tray rather than the page setup option. This option is useful for printing PDFs that contain multiple page sizes on printers that have different-sized output trays.

 

For more details please visit : https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/using/basic-pdf-printing-tasks.html

 

Regards,

Swapnil Srivastava

nm3757Author
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September 17, 2021

Thanks for the reply, but I can not change the print size from 11 x 8.5", in page set up & properties the paper size is A1

nm3757Author
New Participant
October 2, 2021

I cannot print the drawing as a saved PDF but I can print the same drawing direct from AutoCad, where is the problem

 

Thanks